Topic summary
North geomagnetic pole
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Geomagnetic pole.
Location
Like the North Magnetic Pole, the North Geomagnetic Pole attracts the north pole of a bar magnet and so is in a physical sense actually a magnetic south pole. It is the center of the 'open' magnetic field lines which connect to the interplanetary magnetic field and provide a direct route for the solar wind to reach the ionosphere. As of 2020, it was located at 80°39′N72°41′W / 80.65°N 72.68°W, on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, compared to 2015, when it was located at 80°22′N72°37′W / 80.37°N 72.62°W, also on Ellesmere Island.